During the 1940s and 50s in the US, Senator Joseph McCarthy led a campaign of political oppression against left-wing individuals, often politicians with socialist leanings and union leaders. These individuals were penalized simply for having political opinions that those in power disagreed with, and were labeled as threats to their country, co-conspirators with the USSR …
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The Miracle of Solidarity: Victory of the Striking Kellogg’s Workers
Towards the middle of 2021, a wave of strikes rolled over the United States. After workers were shown that they are not in fact fully expendable at the same time as they were subject to brutal work schedules, they were emboldened to walk off of the job to fight for better conditions. Although union membership …
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Action for Consumer-Owned Utilities in Maine Stalled, but Not Defeated
Over two-thirds of Americans are served by investor-owned utilities (IOUs), energy providers whose mission involves the necessity of providing profits to their shareholders. A much smaller number of individuals in the country get their power from consumer-owned utilities (COUs), who are not pressured to put the profit of their shareholders over the financial welfare of …
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Successful UBI Experiment In California!
The coronavirus pandemic has illuminated the fragile position that many people occupy in American society. Many individuals had dire financial struggles before the lockdowns started, and these conditions have only worsened their situation. The pandemic has stressed the fact that basic necessities should be taken care of, especially in a country that has the full …
Accounting in a Crisis
The covid pandemic is a crisis that has gripped many of the world’s nations for almost a year at the time of this writing. Because of poor government policy in the US and sheer corruption, the American people have suffered disproportionately during the crisis compared to their counterparts in other developed nations. The only payment …
The Winner of the Election? Not the American People: A Brief Reflection on the Election
At the time of this writing, the major networks in the US have all called it: Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States. Although there are some states that are still counting (although they are inconsequential to who won the election at this point) and there might be some court-ordered recounts …
The Gravel Institute Takes On PragerU!
If you are one of those people who accesses this thing called the Internet, then chances are that you have seen a Prager U video at some point during the past few years. They are often found before YouTube videos, and always package right-wing corporatist talking points in concise little presentations. We are not talking …
Cut Military Spending by 10% for a Better America
Part II of Blue-Green relations is coming this Sunday, but I wanted to talk about this proposal since it was recently in the news. In 1961, President Eisenhower warned the United States of the impending threat of the military-industrial complex. A military-industry complex means that war itself has become a business, and companies that are …
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Rise of the Modern World System: Part III
Last week we discussed how the Black Death in Europe changed the balance of power in the feudal society. As this long-running system crumbled, the merchant class began to accumulate greater and greater wealth and power. It was this increase in merchant power that led to the push to discover new trading routes in order …
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What is a Worker-Owned Cooperative?
In the realm of business and economics, it is easy to get lost in the numerous terms used to describe firms of various types. This blog examines a particular type of company, the worker-owned cooperative, explains what such an organization looks like, and shows why we need them now more than ever. In order to …
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